Robert Edwards
Robert Lee Edwards, III
Born: October 2, 1974
Tennille, GA USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 218
College: Georgia
High School: Washington County (Sandersville, GA)
Career: 1998-2007
Drafted: 1998 in Round 1, #18 overall by the New England Patriots
Robert Edwards played from 1998 to 2007 during his career with the Miami Dolphins, Montreal Alouettes, New England Patriots and Toronto Argonauts. Edwards ran for 4,244 yards in his career on 887 attempts, scoring 35 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 108 passes for 918 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NFL New England Patriots | 291 | 1115 | 3.8 | 53 | 9 |
| 2002 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 20 | 107 | 5.4 | 19 | 1 |
| 2005 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 187 | 1199 | 6.4 | 37 | 8 |
| 2006 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 239 | 1155 | 4.8 | 14 | 14 |
| 2007 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 27 | 72 | 2.7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2007 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 123 | 596 | 4.8 | 57 | 2 |
| NFL | 311 | 1222 | 3.9 | 53 | 10 | |
| CFL | 576 | 3022 | 5.2 | 57 | 25 | |
| Totals | 887 | 4244 | 4.8 | 57 | 35 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NFL New England Patriots | 35 | 331 | 9.5 | 46 | 3 |
| 2002 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 18 | 126 | 7.0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2005 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 21 | 202 | 9.6 | 24 | 0 |
| 2006 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 27 | 211 | 7.8 | 26 | 3 |
| 2007 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 2007 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| NFL | 53 | 457 | 8.6 | 46 | 4 | |
| CFL | 55 | 461 | 8.4 | 26 | 3 | |
| Totals | 108 | 918 | 8.5 | 46 | 7 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 289 | 20.6 | 32 | 0 |
| CFL | 14 | 289 | 20.6 | 32 | 0 | |
| Totals | 14 | 289 | 20.6 | 32 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1998 | NFL New England Patriots | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| 2002 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2005 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 2006 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | ||||||||
| 2007 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2007 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| NFL | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
| CFL | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 15 |
| 2002 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 12 | 0 |
| 2005 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 12 |
| 2006 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 17 |
| 2007 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 3 | |
| 2007 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 9 | 9 |
Honors
2006 - CFL CFL East All-Star
